Things Only True Fans Noticed In Stranger Things 3

Stranger Things 3 is finally here, along with the Red Army, parasitic sludge monsters, and more '80s references than you can shake an ice cream scooper at. Of course, '80s nostalgia isn't all you'll find if you dig deeper. Here are just a few of the small details you might've missed in Stranger Things 3.

One of the earliest pop culture references in Stranger Things 3 comes with Dustin's return to Hawkins from summer camp. Dustin tells everyone about his new girlfriend Suzie, explaining that the only way to contact her is his newly constructed ham radio, which he nicknames "Cerebro."

Anyone familiar with Marvel's X-Men will know where Dustin gets the name. In comics and movies and everything in between, Cerebro is the device Professor X uses to amplify his telepathic powers to find other super-powered mutants.

With her psychic abilities, Eleven is the character in Stranger Things most like Professor X. Ironically she's one of the few of the series' kids who isn't there for Cerebro's unveiling. Dustin gets everyone to agree to hike with him to Hawkins' tallest hill so they can set up Cerebro and contact Suzie, but Eleven and Mike bail before they finish the climb, presumably to find a good spot to make out.

Dustin's Cerebro ends up being a pop culture reference standing on top of another pop culture reference. He doesn't use the name earlier when he leads his friends there, but in the season finale we learn Dustin has given a name to the hill where he keeps Cerebro - Weathertop. He says the name when Steve takes him and Erica to Cerebro, speaking it as if Steve should just naturally know what he means. Keep watching the video to see more things only true fans noticed in Stranger Things 3!

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Cerebro, minus the Professor | 0:17
Weathertop, minus the wraiths | 1:07
Max's comics | 1:59
Movie magic | 2:53